HPUX Backslash[3]

 Tcl_Backslash(3)                    Tcl                    Tcl_Backslash(3)

 Tcl Library Procedures                               Tcl Library Procedures





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 NAME
      Tcl_Backslash - parse a backslash sequence

 SYNOPSIS
      #include <tcl.h>

      char
      Tcl_Backslash(src, countPtr)

 ARGUMENTS
      char   *src        (in)      Pointer  to  a  string  starting  with  a
                                   backslash.

      int    *countPtr   (out)     If countPtr isn't  NULL,  *countPtr  gets
                                   filled  in  with  number of characters in
                                   the  backslash  sequence,  including  the
                                   backslash character.
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 DESCRIPTION
      This is a utility procedure used by several of the Tcl  commands.   It
      parses   a   backslash  sequence  and  returns  the  single  character
      corresponding to the sequence.  Tcl_Backslash  modifies  *countPtr  to
      contain the number of characters in the backslash sequence.

      See the Tcl manual  entry  for  information  on  the  valid  backslash
      sequences.  All of the sequences described in the Tcl manual entry are
      supported by Tcl_Backslash.


 KEYWORDS
      backslash, parse

















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